Bustard Elections Flashcards

1
Q

Bill Clinton benefited from one of the largest bumps in history following the 1992 Democrat national convention. He climbed as many as …… points in the polls.

A

30 points

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2
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for Trump CNN reported a ……. point bounce while ……..(network name) reported no bounce for Trump.

A

6 point bounce

NBC

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3
Q

Clinton was elected as Democrat nominee with only ……% of the vote compared to Sanders’ ………%

A
  1. 67% for Clinton

39. 16% for Sanders

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4
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In the week prior to the Democrat convention various emails from the Democrat National Committee were leaked, showing alleged bias against the Sanders campaign. The chair ……. ……… …… resigned.

A

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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5
Q

Ted Cruz refused to endorse Trump and instead said “…. …. ………..”

A

“Vote your conscience”

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6
Q

John McCain chose …… ….. as his running mate due to her age and gender.

A

Sarah Palin

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7
Q

Trump won …. contest in the party election and won …..% of the popular vote compared to Cruz’s 19.6%

A

41 contests won

44.95% of the pop vote

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8
Q

In 2009, just under …….. million Americans took part in the nomination process, or ….% of the electorate.

A

58 million

30%

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9
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Barack Obama announced his candidacy …. days before the 1st primary.

A

332 days prior

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10
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In 2008 there were a total of …. televised debates before the candidates were chosen,

A

47 televised debates.

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11
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October …th Comey announced the re-opening of the investigation into Clinton’s emails.

A

October 28th

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12
Q

September ……th - basket of deplorables comment.

A

September 9th

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13
Q

In …../50 states and ……. million voters voted before election day in 2016.

A

34 states

47 million people.

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14
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Ohio is a bellwether state - it has voted for the winning party since 19..

A

1964

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15
Q

……% of Americans thought that international trade took away jobs, prior to the 2016 election.

A

42%

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16
Q

……. …….. announced it was moving from Indiana to Mexico. Trump rallied against corporate greed and won the state won by Obama in 2008.

A

United Technologies.

17
Q

Of the 63% of voters that thought Trump was dishonest, more than ……. (fraction) still voted for him.

A

1/5

18
Q

Clinton set up ….480 field offices to Trump’s ……

A

Clinton had 480

Trump had 180

19
Q

Around ……% of Americans get their news from their Facebook feed.

A

45%

20
Q

The first contest of the primary season are the ……. Caucus and the …….Primary

A

Iowa Caucus

New Hampshire Primary

21
Q

The no. of ECVs needed to win the election is….

A

270 electoral college votes

22
Q

In 2000 re election rates in the House was ………%

A

97.8%

23
Q

In 1975, 44 states had split senate delegations.

By 2017, just ….. had split senate delegations.

A

Just 12 states.

24
Q

State governor …… was recalled in Wisconsin in 2012.

He won the recall election.

A

Scott Walker

25
Q

Clinton received …. delegates but required ………out of 712 superdelegates to secure the victory.

A

She received 2205 delegates

Plus 602/712 superdelegates

26
Q

In California the no. of signatures required to get on the ballot is equal to …..% of the electorate in the state.

Compared to only …. signatures on a petition in ……..

A

1%

25 signatures in Tennessee.

27
Q

There is an average $…….. financial advantage for incumbents in the House.

A

$275,000

28
Q

No opposition:
Alabama 1 - …….. ………. (Republican) won ……..% of the vote against only write-ins.

Alabama 7 - Teri Sewell - …….% (Democrat)

A

Bradley Byrne - 96.4%

Teri Sewell - 98.4%

29
Q

…………. served for 59 years in the House. He is the longest serving congressperson in history.

A

John Dingell

30
Q

California has …. EC votes compared to Alaska’s …….

A

Cali - 55

Alaska - 3

31
Q

After the last primary Trump only visited ….. states.

A

8 states

32
Q

In …… of the last 39 elections the winner has had more than 50%.

A

26 of the last 39

33
Q

In 2016 Trump had ……% of the popular vote.

A

46.1%

34
Q

Trump and Clinton made ….% of their campaign visits to 11 states.

A

90%

35
Q

California receives one ECV for every ……. people compared to Wyoming with one ECV for every ……….. people.

A

California - 713,000

Wyoming - 195,000

36
Q

99.9% of Mitt Romney’s TV ads were shown in just …… states.

A

Just 10 states

37
Q

California’s proposition …. legalised Marijuana

A

Proposition 64